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Urticaria vs Eczema - What's the difference?

urticaria | eczema |

As nouns the difference between urticaria and eczema

is that urticaria is (diseases) itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions while eczema is eczema.

urticaria

English

(wikipedia urticaria)

Noun

  • (diseases) Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions

    • Synonyms

    * hives * nettle-rash

    eczema

    English

    (wikipedia eczema)

    Noun

  • An acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly. It is noncontagious.

    • Hypernyms

    * dermatitis

    Derived terms

    * eczematic * eczematous